Quotes About Wisdom

O, Great Spirit, open my eyes, open heart's wings, open my ears to your voice in all things.

However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.

Good comedians are great philosophers.

Great writers leave us not just their works, but a way of looking at things.

My great grandma, she's in her 80s, so she tells me a lot about the things she's seen. I learn a lot from her.

What the great ones do, the less will prattle of

Great knowledge is requisite to instruct those who have been well instructed, but still greater knowledge is requisite to instruct those who have been neglected.

Great minds sink alike, right?

Pain is a great teacher, but most of us would rather learn some other way.

Ye great teachers: listen to what you say!

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

The great words never die... and so does the soul of its author.

How sad it is that these great gentlemen should believe what anyone tells them and do not choose to judge for themselves! But it is always so.

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.

The conventional wisdom is that people come to the United States, and immigration is so great, and they say, 'America, what a great country.' And a lot of that is true.

Take people's advice and guidance in the beginning, but always follow your instincts first

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.

Inner guidance is heard like soft music in the night by those who have learned to listen.

to hear the voice of the silence is to understand that from within comes the only true guidance

The thoughts of great men are the common heritage of humanity and let our countrymen receive inspiration and guidance from these thoughts.

Read the Bible and inspirational books for a purpose. Ask for divine guidance. Search for the light.

How true it is that without the guidance of the Holy Spirit intellect not only is undependable but also extremely dangerous, because it often confuses the issue of right and wrong.

Counsel involving right and wrong should never be sought from a man who does not say his prayers.

When seeking guidance, don't ever listen to the tiny-hearted. Be kind to them, heap them with blessing, cajole them, but do not follow their advice.